As another summer comes to an end, hurricane season in the Atlantic is just reaching its peak with several active storms churning out in the ocean, including Florence. Each season brings an uncomfortable amount of uncertainty as we try to predict the path and severity of each developing storm. Take Hurricane Harvey for example. It […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Last week, Ocean Conservancy’s CEO Janis Searles Jones shared her take on our new #SuitUptoCleanUp campaign, inviting everyone to throw on their “ocean best” and head out to their local International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) event to pick up trash. I love this new campaign for a lot of reasons, but the main […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Over the course of the summer, close to 30,000 ocean advocates like you took action by telling your members of Congress to protect the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Trump administration is adding to the threat from Congress, ignoring the public and siding with industry—to try to dismantle the last line of […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund It’s still early in the morning as our small boat speeds across a sea of brilliantly blue water. Bouts of pounding rain have kept us on shore in the city of Angoche for days, but with clearer clear skies and calmer seas, our small group—a team of researchers and conservationists […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Taking the ocean into account is critical for successfully addressing global climate change. Addressing climate change is likewise critical for the future health of our ocean. The two are inextricably linked. Decades of research has provided clear evidence of the ocean’s central role in regulating the global climate system and buffering the […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy What does the phrase suit up mean to you? Doctors suit up to go into surgery, firefighters suit up to fight fires, ballet dancers suit up to go on stage. People suit up to get things done, to fight problems of epic scale, to change the world. To me, suiting up means […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy As those fun summer days have come to an end, we can feel fall creeping upon us. And with the changing of leaves, we are reminded that school is back in session. Here at Ocean Conservancy—when we think of school—we think of schools of fish! What better way to kick off the […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Renewed hope to save the critically endangered vaquita porpoise as Sea Shepherd crews work tirelessly to repair newest addition to the fleet in anticipation of net retrieval operations in the Upper Gulf of California. Fernandina Beach, FL – Sep 6th, 2018 – Sea Shepherd has received a generous vessel donation from philanthropist Benoit Vulliet which […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy September 7th marks Ocean Conservancy’s 46th anniversary. The progress we’ve made over the past 46 years alongside our partners and all of you that love the ocean, has given us countless reasons to celebrate—and most importantly, we celebrate our long history of support from you, our ocean advocates. As the political landscape […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy The Arctic Ocean is a unique place. It provides habitat for bowhead and beluga whales, walruses, ice-dependent seals and millions of birds. Every summer, these animals converge on the Arctic to take advantage of the region’s abundance. Indigenous communities along the Arctic coast continue to rely upon this rich marine ecosystem for […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Did you know we know more about the surface of the moon than the ocean’s seafloor? Well, score one for the deep sea this summer, where a team of scientists just made a very big discovery. Last month a research vessel floating 160 miles off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina, squeezed […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Imagine you are on a ship in the Arctic—and it runs aground. You can hear the sound of metal grinding as the ship slowly lists to the side. The crew are busy sealing windows and checking on lifeboats. Rescue is at hand… except it takes an agonizing 16 hours for the nearest […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Chefs know food. Maybe better stated, chefs know good food. Notably, chefs are learning more about sustainable food. And now, chefs from coast to coast are emerging as new, but powerful, advocates for sustainable U.S. seafood—a message my colleagues and I heard loud and clear at two recent chef events in the […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Today’s guest blog comes from Tara Leonard, MPH. Tara is a Health Educator in the Santa Cruz County Tobacco Education and Prevention Program. All display materials were removed from Cowell Beach for use at future events. While physically small, tobacco filters, or butts, pack a poisonous punch. What would happen if the […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy This week, California released its Fourth Climate Change Assessment, examining climate trends in California and how they affect the state’s citizens. Past assessments have reviewed the state of the science and the overall impact of climate change on the state, but this year’s assessment includes a novel, groundbreaking synthesis of the science […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Angela landed in Osaka the night of August 29th. She was detained and interrogated in a small room for over five hours. During the questioning her body and luggage was searched. Angela has participated in the Cove Guardian campaign on two previous occasions, with the more recent in 2015 as […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Whale sharks are one of my favorite marine species. They are some of the most majestic and beautiful creatures in the sea. And while our team at Ocean Conservancy celebrates these gorgeous animals on a regular basis, I’m happy to bring you some fin-credible facts just in time for #InternationalWhaleSharkDay! 1 – […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund They may not be household names, like the Amazon rainforest or the Great Barrier Reef. But these forests, grasslands, savannas, and other ecosystems are just as vital to the health of our planet. They support an incredible range of plants and animals, as well as millions of people and their […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy You probably already know, or have even seen first-hand, the enormous plastic problem that’s threatening our ocean. A whopping eight million metric tons of plastic flows into our ocean every single year…that’s the equivalent of an entire garbage truck of trash being dumped into the sea per minute. You’ve skipped the straw. […]
Published by the Environmental News Service SACRAMENTO, California, August 28, 2018 (ENS) – California is using its control over the last three miles between the Pacific Ocean and the shore to thwart President Donald Trump’s plans to open the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf to new drilling for oil and gas. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2018/08/28/california-blocks-trumps-oil-drilling-off-state-coast/